Atomotricha colligatella

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Atomotricha colligatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Atomotricha
Species:
A. colligatella
Binomial name
Atomotricha colligatella
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cryptolechia colligatella Walker, 1864
  • Agriophara colligatella
  • Agriophara coricopa (Meyrick, 1897)

Atomotricha colligatella, the Olearia Skeletoniser, is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[3] It is found in New Zealand.[4][1]

In 1897, Richard William Fereday noted that Edward Meyrick was not able to identify this species as being of New Zealand.[5] George Hudson wrote in his 1928 book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand that he was "unacquainted with this species".[6]

Its larvae have been found feeding on various Olearia species, including O. solandri, O. fragrantissima and ; the larvae are classified as Olearia specialists.[7]

In a 1917 paper, Meyrick tentatively listed its habitat as "North Island (?)".[8] A study conducted at the end of the 20th century found A. colligatella larvae in Fiordland, Eastern Otago, and West Coast on New Zealand's South Island.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Atomotricha colligatella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ^ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 109. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ Walker, Francis (1864). "Cryptolechia colligatella". Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Vol. 29. London: Edward Newman. pp. 768–769.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Atomotricha". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ^ Fereday, Richard W. (1897) [1898]. "A Synonymic List of the Lepidoptera of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 30: 377.
  6. ^ Hudson, G. V. (1928). "Atomotricha colligatella". The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn. p. 288. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b Patrick, Brian (2000). Lepidoptera of small-leaved divaricating Olearia in New Zealand and their conservation priority (PDF). Wellington: Department of Conservation. p. 9. ISBN 0-478-22015-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016.
  8. ^ Meyrick, E. (1914) [1915]. "Revision of New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 218. BHL page 3343195.


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